Enigma
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Post by Enigma on Dec 20, 2015 12:32:40 GMT -5
This book was pretty fun (I read it the first time this year, having initially started with book 2) but I kind of prefer Kristy being more mature rather than so angry with Watson (I got the sense here that they have a similar personality and sense of humor) and blunt with Stacey. She just turned 12 in this book so her reactions seem very typical of her personality combined with her age. Rather than crying and getting upset like Mary Anne would have, she snarks at Watson. On page 49-50, she tells him, "Andrew probably plays with GI joes, but you don't know it because you're not around enough. Karen probably has a Rainbow Brite Doll; ever heard of those?" (I like both the way the attitude was depicted as well as those 80s toys references!) When her mom makes her apologize and send her to her room, she admits to herself that Watson is a very good father but she doesn't want him barging on their family. I also noticed on page 109, Kristy asks her mom if her real dad would still give child-support to them if she marries Watson. Wasn't he depicted as a dead-beat dad in other books?
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mallorypike
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Post by mallorypike on Dec 20, 2015 18:56:11 GMT -5
^ in the chapter 2's, they mention that Kristy's dad just mails child support money and the occasional birthday card.
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Post by sparklymouse on Dec 20, 2015 19:19:04 GMT -5
^Kinda weird that the other girls knew Elizabeth's child support situation. Imagine if they had mentioned Mrs. McGill's alimony payments, too. TMI, girls.
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mallorypike
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Post by mallorypike on Dec 20, 2015 19:49:26 GMT -5
^ LOL I never thought of that but very true! I guess Kristy is willing to share that sort of information to her friends?
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oldhickory
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Post by oldhickory on Dec 21, 2015 14:25:22 GMT -5
I don't think Kristy has a whole lot of discretion, and that fits pretty well with her character. But I remember reading about the McGills and their alimony situation also, so maybe none of those girls know how to keep a secret.
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Post by Honeybee on Dec 30, 2015 16:34:34 GMT -5
DM has his own house keys, at the age of six. I didn't get my own house keys, until I was 12. When, I was child. My parents we're the ones, who unlock our old apartment. I probably unlock the door from time to time. When my parents let me.
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Enigma
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Post by Enigma on Dec 31, 2015 1:53:43 GMT -5
And he walked home from school by himself (rather than Kristy or her brothers walking him home). He does seem quite young (or acts his age) in 'Kristy's Great Idea' relative to how they portray him in the later books (where he seems and acts a lot older than 7).
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Post by stolenbooks on Dec 31, 2015 13:42:02 GMT -5
What if ..... She was cheating with Seth!!! I mean they go together pretty quickly ( ok well I don't really know that but just wanted to create some excitement in Stoneybrook)! I know this is a 3 year old post, but I was always suspicious that Lisa and Seth got together very quickly. Though, I did read Karen's Book and in it, she says that they met Seth when he came by to do some handywork. He ended up staying for dinner. Then Lisa found more jobs for him to do as an excuse to see him more. It wasn't very long before they were engaged. I don't know if there was cheating or if she just moved on very quickly, because she didn't want to be alone. I loved this book. They seemed less like adults, more like 12 year olds. I loved Kristy's sass to Watson.
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Post by Honeybee on Jan 1, 2016 0:17:48 GMT -5
Yeah, a six year old walking alone from school. My school was driving distance. So, I never got walk to school. But, if we did live near by a school. My mom will be walking my older sister & I, to school. When my sister got older, she probably walk with me. But, in reality, the school we went to. You've drive there. If, don't live near by the school.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 1, 2016 0:26:23 GMT -5
I read the re-release of the graphic novel of Kristy's Great Idea and loved it all over again!
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Post by Honeybee on Jan 1, 2016 2:59:18 GMT -5
I read the re-release of the graphic novel of Kristy's Great Idea and loved it all over again! Is it the same as the regular book, or little bit different?
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 1, 2016 12:14:18 GMT -5
It's the same as the regular book but mostly the dialogue. The best parts are the drawings, of course - and now they are all in colour!
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Post by mallorypike on Jan 1, 2016 12:47:03 GMT -5
I STILL feel nostalgic whenever I reread this book. I wish that the voice and style of KGI were kept throughout the entire series. I think the girls became mini-adults because as the series progresses they're of course forever 13 but they act like the ages they're supposed to be. Does that make any sense? Kristy wore dresses and loafers to school! She didn't wear turtlenecks, sweaters, jeans, and sneakers until...#10: Logan Likes Mary Anne when they first started 8th grade? Why the sudden change? She went from little girl clothes to sporty clothes. It wasn't like Elizabeth had clothing restrictions on Kristy. Karen's age and grade inconsistency still bugs me. In this book, she was 5 in kindergarten. She's skipping to first grade in December at almost 6 (I think her birthday is in the spring?). When the girls start 8th grade and is eternally 13, Karen should've been eternally 6 years old and a 2nd grader. But nope she's 7 for most of 2nd grade and even 7 1/2 which is the typical age for 2nd grade. She got to age 2 years, too. Poor Andrew and David Michael only aged 1 year. Elizabeth and Watson were dating for only a few months as Kristy states. Since May? She says, I think. That's only 4 months then they're engaged. Though they didn't get married till 10 months later and it was originally intended to be one year away from their engagement. I still symphathize with Stacey by keeping her diabetes a secret. It was rude of Kristy to assume that Stacey is anorexic but understandable why she thought so. Also she demands Stacey to tell Kristy her weight. Kristy was definitely more impulsive in the earlier books; I think it makes her more realistic and likeable. Oh, and Kristy briefly mentions her cousin who has diabetes. Her cousin wasn't given an age, but if he was between 13-15, Stacey could've fallen in LUV with him. She crushed on Kristy's brother so why not her cousin
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Enigma
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Post by Enigma on Jan 2, 2016 2:39:17 GMT -5
AMM had to make them into mini-adults in order to expand the storylines the way they did; it's one thing to baby-sit a neighborhood kid for a couple of hours here and there but doing things like coaching a softball team, running a day camp, and herding large groups of kids around New York City, and running around unsupervised in London require the girls to be a lot more savvy than their ages for them to do all that successfully. I agree that I like the feel of the earlier books and the girls true personalities were a lot more evident.
In the BSC time warp where they they do 8th grade multiple times, Karen is 6 for a few books and turns 7 and stays 7 when they revert back to fall, etc. While no one else (sitter or client) has a birthday during that school year that I can recall. I wonder if AMM did this to give Karen more plausible storylines for the LS books.
Does Kristy's cousin ever get mentioned in any of the later books?
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Post by mallorypike on Jan 2, 2016 3:14:25 GMT -5
Kristy briefly mentions her cousin in #6: Kristy's Big Day but I don't think he makes an actual appearance in the series.
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